Book Title: Tribute to 19th Century Indian Legend Shri Virchandji Raghavji Gandhi
Author(s): JAINA VRG Committee
Publisher: JAINA VRG Committee

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________________ ን NAVYUG NIRMATA, NAYAYAMBHONIDHI, PUNJAB DESHODHVARAK Param Pujya Acharya SHRI VIJYANAND SURIJI (Muni Atmaramji) Shri Siddharth Oswal, Punjab DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH FATHER'S NAME MOTHER'S NAME ORIGINAL NAME DIKSHA ACHARYA PADVI DEMISE : CHAITRA SUDI 1, VIKRAM SAMVAT 1894 VILLAGE LEHRA, TOWN ZIRA, FEROZEPUR (PUNJAB) : : : : : : :: SHRI GANESHCHAND SMT. ROOPA DEVI AATMARAM VIKRAM SAMVAT 1910 (YEAR 1853) IN MALERKOTLA (PUNJAB) AS STHANAKWASI MUNI VIKRAM SAMVAT 1932 (YEAR 1875) IN AHEMDABAD AS SHWETAMBAR MOORTI PUJAK SADHU VIKRAM SAMVAT 1943 (YEAR 1886), IN PALITANA (GUJARAT) DISTRICT JYESHTHA SUDI 7, VIKRAM SAMVAT 1953 (YEAR 1895) AT GUJRANWALA (NOW PAKISTAN). NAYAYAMBHONIDHI, TITLES BESTOWED : NAVYUG NIRMATA, PUNJAB DESHODHVARAK Shri Vijyanand Suriji Maharaj revived Jainism & advocated education as primary necessity .He faced many hardships and oppositions in his life. As a child, he possessed extremely sharp memory and an intellectual bent of mind. Inspired by Param Pujya Muni Shri Jiwan Ram Ji Marasaheb, he initially took 'sthanak vasi' diksha at the age of 18. For next ten years he spent his time studying the Jain shastras under the guidance of his guru Param Pujya Muni Shri Jiwan Ramji Marasaheb. He was capable of memorizing 300 shlokas in a single day. Vikram Samvat 1920 (year 1863) was a 1

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